Don’t think that psych-folk sounds like a style you would like? Think again! Enter the debut LP from The Order Of The 12 (February 10, 2023) from Lewes, Sussex. Bundled up as yet another project from prolific electronic artist Richard Norris, the LP includes the ethereal, haunting vocals of Rachel Thomas, and is co-written by Norris, Thomas, and Stuart Carter. Instrumentation is mostly light and provided by Norris (keyboards, drums) and Carter (guitars), while the all-important production falls to the experienced Norris again. When…
Read MoreFor a while now, Vodka has been using video-only links, but sometimes the quality of the video or the quality of the sound is just not good enough. In addition, some musicians don’t release their music on video, and even if they do, it can be live performances that just don’t translate well when looking for high-quality audio. Enter my first use of embedding a bandcamp.com player for an artist. While I’m Here (heard here) from folk artist Tina Ross represents the first single from…
Read MoreFolk duo Jaeger & Reid, put together a moving tribute to folk singer and songwriter, Bill Staines, a long-time dear friend of Bob Reid, who passed away in December 2021 at the age of 74. Bill Staines was a force to be reckoned with in the modern folk era, recording 22 LPs. His regular touring schedule was grueling, often performing more than 200 times a year. His songs…
Read MoreIndigo Sparke is an Australian singer and songwriter that will blow you away with her introspective light and airy music and lyrics. Decidedly folk-pop in nature, Indigo Sparke blends in lyrics that tell a story that is full of both brokenness and healing. It is a formula that she’s used before with some success (see her first LP, Echo), but the first single Pressure In My Chest (seen/heard here), from her forth-coming (October 2022) LP Hysteria promises to double down…
Read MoreFolk artist Joey Harkum is poised to release his third full-length LP Salt and Tar, sometime this spring. While Sick And Tired (seen/heard here) will appear on that LP, the song dates back to 2008 when Joey was writing and singing music with The Pasadena Band. That said, while the song maintains the lyrics and melody, the style of playing is much different here, as are the vocals from Joey. His voice has gained a rich, natural, falsetto since those early days…
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